Buckeyethon Raises $767,277.78 to Fight Childhood Cancer

Woody Hayes once told Ohio State students to "Pay it forward," and on the weekend of what would have been his 101st birthday, Buckeye students are showing his lesson is alive and well in Columbus.

Meet Buckeyethon, and its premiere charity dance marathon in the country:

BuckeyeThon is the largest, student-run philanthropy at Ohio State. With an ultimate goal of ending childhood cancer, BuckeyeThon works to raise money to support the kids treated at Nationwide Children’s Hospital. Nationwide Children's Hospital is Columbus, Ohio's Children's Miracle Network Hospital and will treat any child regardless of a family's ability to pay. BuckeyeThon hosts events and activities throughout the year to raise money For The Kids. Its largest event is the annual Dance Marathon which brings together thousands of Buckeyes in The Ohio Union.

This weekend, OSU students raised over $700,000 for the Nationwide Children's Hospital:

I participated in Buckeyethon while I was a student at Ohio State (Go Team USG!). The best part of the night was always when they brought in Children from Nationwide midway through the night to give all of the teams a much need lift to finish out the night dancing away. Buckeyethon raises money all year long for the support on Nationwide Children"s Hospital. I encourage anyone in Columbus to look into participating in this worthy cause.

I have been fortunate to participate in a Dance Marathon for all four of my years at Hope College and each one was one of the greatest memories during my time in college. It is truly remarkable what the students are doing for these kids that have fought so hard and are continuing to fight each day. I commend all who were involved with the event from the dancers to the moralers to executive committee that did all the planning and behind the scenes work. You all are amazing.